Supply chain technical documents and publicity guidance

In this brochure you will find:

• An outline to our ‘Safe at Heart’ approach
• The seven HS2 focus areas and commitments
• An understanding of the steps which suppliers can take to ensure the highest standards in health and safety
• How your business can take action now

 Introducing HS2’s Health & Safety Strategy

To support suppliers in preparing for the Procurement Act 2023, which goes live in February 2025, HS2 Ltd has published a high-level summary of changes, suggested actions and links to third party guidance.

Supplier information pack

This Railway Systems Scope Document ‘Compendium Version’ describes the technical coverage, or scope, of each of the proposed Tier 1 design and build railway systems contracts.

Railway systems contracts – scope document ‘Compendium Version’

This Train Technical Specification (TTS) contains the technical requirements for the ‘conventional compatible’ Units being procured as part of the High Speed 2 Project. The Units will include on-board control-command and signalling (CCS) equipment, including onboard Automatic Train Operation (ATO) as part of their scope. The scope of the TTS also includes the Wayside Data System, which enables Train Data to be downloaded from and uploaded to the Unit as well as being stored, interrogated and communicated to and from other systems.

HS2 rolling stock: train technical specification

This document provides guidance to companies that have worked on HS2 and wish to showcase their involvement through promotional communications activity, including media relations, digital communications, promotional materials and industry award submissions.

This guidance applies to all companies that have worked on HS2, either as a direct
supplier, or as part of a wider supply chain.

To request permission to use the HS2 logo, or the relationship statement ‘supporting the delivery of HS2’, or to feature your work with HS2 in a case study to use on your website or other promotional materials, please contact [email protected].

HS2 Supplier Publicity Guidance

Joint Venture (JV) partners working on HS2 projects will require their suppliers tomprequalify by achieving the Common Assessment Standard (CAS). In addition to providing the JV partners with basic compliance assurance, the CAS offers suppliers a route to prequalification that is uniformly recognised across the HS2 project and increasingly recognised by other commercial and public sector buyers.

CAS assessment is currently available from Achilles, CHAS and Constructionline. These assessors recognise a valid Safety Schemes in Procurement assessment certificate as meeting the basic health and safety requirements of the CAS.

The current CAS question set

We understand that the route to net zero is a new and unique journey for all our suppliers, which is why engagement and collaboration is a key part of our strategy. We want to ensure that we are supporting you on your carbon journey, whilst developing and deploying innovative solutions for the benefit of HS2 and the wider industry.

In this information pack you will find:

• A brief outline of our key ambitions and journey to achieving destination net zero
• The importance of our supply chain in delivering our net zero ambitions
• Links to resources available to support our supply chain partners in achieving their net zero ambitions

HS2 Carbon Information Brochure

CHAS is the  UK’s Leading Provider of Risk, Compliance and Supply Chain Management Services for Clients and Contractors.vCHAS helps clients (buyers) and contractors (suppliers) ensure compliance across the different areas of risk management, and mitigate risks across the supply chain. We offer accreditation schemes that can help businesses achieve compliance, mitigate supply chain risks and support efficient supply chain management.

With the new Common Assessment Standard, we can review all aspects of your risk management policies in a single annual audit. And as one of the founders of Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP), CHAS is committed to setting health and safety benchmarks that drive industries forward and make the world of work a safer place.

Our aim is simple:

• To standardise and simplify health and safety assessment for contractors
• To support organisations in efficiently managing their supply chains
• To deliver a full suite of supply chain management tools.

Achilles and the Common Assessment Standard

CHAS is the  UK’s Leading Provider of Risk, Compliance and Supply Chain Management Services for Clients and Contractors.vCHAS helps clients (buyers) and contractors (suppliers) ensure compliance across the different areas of risk management, and mitigate risks across the supply chain. We offer accreditation schemes that can help businesses achieve compliance, mitigate supply chain risks and support efficient supply chain management.

With the new Common Assessment Standard, we can review all aspects of your risk management policies in a single annual audit. And as one of the founders of Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP), CHAS is committed to setting health and safety benchmarks that drive industries forward and make the world of work a safer place.

Our aim is simple:

• To standardise and simplify health and safety assessment for contractors
• To support organisations in efficiently managing their supply chains
• To deliver a full suite of supply chain management tools.

CHAS and the Common Assessment Standard

Constructionline is the UK’s leading provider of third-party, technology enabled qualification and accreditation services. Constructionline plays a critical role in the Procurement value chain, collecting, assessing and monitoring over 30 million pieces of information, from more than 47,000 suppliers through a PAS 91:2013+A1 2017 aligned question set.

Our aim is to provide efficiency savings and opportunities to Suppliers working with public and private sector Buyers within the construction industry. We achieve this by providing a single source of accreditation, streamlining procurement procedures and improving the supply chain management processes, reducing risk and helping Suppliers work more easily and efficiently with Buyers.

At Constructionline our mission is to help our members simplify procurement tasks, reduce risk, keep pace with legislation and achieve more.

Constructionline and the Common Assessment Standard